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They wanted to bomb kyoto

Posted on: August 2, 2023 at 11:05:10 CT
El-ahrairah BAMA
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After holding a discussion with the President, Mr Stimson wrote in his diary on 24 July 1945 that "he was particularly emphatic in agreeing with my suggestion that if elimination was not done, the bitterness which would be caused by such a wanton act might make it impossible during the long post-war period to reconcile the Japanese to us in that area rather than to the Russians".

Tensions that led to the Cold War were already brewing and the last thing the Americans wanted to do was bolster the Communist cause in Asia.
That was when Nagasaki was added to the target list instead of Kyoto. But Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not military targets either.

As we know today, hundreds of thousands of civilians, including women and children, were killed. And while Kyoto may have been the most famous cultural city, the other cities also had valuable assets.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki were shameful war crimes - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 09:25:37
     It's never a war crime the first time - lqf2b8 KC - 8/2 10:27:08
          RE: It's never a war crime the first time - lqf2b8 KC - 8/2 11:20:31
     RE: Hiroshima and Nagasaki were shameful war crimes - MOCO SON MU - 8/2 10:01:43
          Nope, we weren't going to invade Japan. They were done - Diamond Dave MU - 8/2 10:15:11
     I went to Hiroshima once in the late 90s - mu7176grad MU - 8/2 09:59:51
     I seldom post on this forum but you are an idiot - alstl MU - 8/2 09:56:46
          Thats not what im doing(nm) - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 10:57:21
          Japan was in no way a victim. What happened to them they - Outsider MU - 8/2 10:48:46
          Some do not understand the nature of war - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 8/2 10:22:26
          RE: I seldom post on this forum but you are an idiot: Much - BH O'bonga MU - 8/2 10:19:42
               Children, women, and the elderly acted inhumanely to - Diamond Dave MU - 8/2 10:23:47
                    RE: Children, women, and the elderly acted inhumanely to - BH O'bonga MU - 8/2 10:25:02
                         No we didn't bomb military targets, we bombed 2 cities - Diamond Dave MU - 8/2 10:27:36
                              RE: No we didn't bomb military targets, we bombed 2 cities - BH O'bonga MU - 8/2 11:18:50
                              I don't know if 'full of innocents' is correct - cnk ATL - 8/2 10:32:42
                                   They wanted to bomb kyoto - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 11:05:10
                                        Hiroshima was an industrial center supporting the war - cnk ATL - 8/2 11:15:52
          So bombing civilians was the answer to Japan killing - hefeweizen MU - 8/2 09:58:25
               No, bombing Japan was to end the war and - Outsider MU - 8/2 10:54:38
                    The war was already over - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 11:01:07
                         And many historians and military experts would - Outsider MU - 8/2 11:23:44
               Lol, you have no understanding of war(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 8/2 10:35:28
               It is WAR pussy. All rules are off when survival matters. - Coors4bob STL - 8/2 10:16:35
                    Hefe is dumb af(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 8/2 10:36:11
                    War Pussy.......band name(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 8/2 10:18:49
                         lol(nm) - lqf2b8 KC - 8/2 10:47:14
     who are you going to punish? - fatrat MU - 8/2 09:50:01
          attacked first only if you dont consider economic - hefeweizen MU - 8/2 09:52:04
               As if we did thise things for no reason? (nm) - Outsider MU - 8/2 10:57:01
               So China is OK to attack the US? - Coors4bob STL - 8/2 10:17:21
                    No. China is a trading partner. - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 11:00:34
                    wtf? Ony warmongers love war(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 8/2 10:24:18
                    Correct - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/2 10:22:25
               Just so I have this right - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/2 09:59:52
                    You still dont have it right. Do better(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 8/2 10:00:21
                         Nah, I have it right - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/2 10:02:49
                              you don't. happy to help if you want it (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 8/2 10:44:14
                                   Both war machines were starving - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/2 10:48:38
                                        I didn't think you would want help (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 8/2 10:50:29
                                             That's because I fully understand it - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/2 10:53:17
                                                  you're confused, let me know if you change your mind (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 8/2 11:16:38
               and supplying the UK and Russia via Lend-Lease Act(nm) - cnk ATL - 8/2 09:54:01
          Of course not(nm) - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 09:50:59
               Why not, lots of Americans were killed…. Nm - hokie VT - 8/2 09:55:46
                    Thats why hokie(nm) - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 10:59:27
          LOL, out of the mouths of retarded babes(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 8/2 09:49:41
               Japan shouldve bombed civilian boats instead - El-ahrairah UGA - 8/2 09:52:26
               Let areola respond instead of you blithering nonsensically. - hokie VT - 8/2 09:50:59
     I'm always skeptical of viewing these decisions in hindsight - Th8tnTiger MU - 8/2 09:47:17
     Massive fail! The Japanese placed valid war targets in - Spanky KU - 8/2 09:42:07
          Who wrote the Book Of War?(nm) - Toger STL - 8/2 10:07:20
               RE: Who wrote the Book Of War?(nm) - Spanky KU - 8/2 10:36:52
                    Will it hold my attention? Plenty of action, drama with - Toger STL - 8/2 10:56:08
     Nope. Revisionist history. - RHAYWORTH MU - 8/2 09:39:05
          Woke bullsh*t from the most unwoke posters here? lol(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 8/2 09:46:14
     'Merica! - Diamond Dave MU - 8/2 09:37:42
     When the US gets nuked, it'll be kinda ironically funny - ChinaTiger KC - 8/2 09:28:02
          Lol. Yep(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 8/2 09:39:08
     Of course they were but the flag draped brainwashed - hefeweizen MU - 8/2 09:28:00




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